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Orfeu negro = Black Orpheus / a Janus Films release ; Lopert Films, Inc. ; co-production franco-italienne, Dispatfilm, Gemma Cinematografica avec la participation de Tupan Filmes LTDA ; un film de Marcel Camus.
LIBRA DVD 011 160 disc + pamphlet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 48.
- Criterion collection ; 48
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Moraes, Vinícius de--Film adaptations.
- Moraes, Vinícius de.
- Orpheus (Greek mythological character).
- Orpheus.
- Carnival--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
- Carnival.
- Bossa nova (Music).
- Motion pictures, Brazilian.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Motion pictures, Italian.
- Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, Brazilian.
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Extended international version.
- Other Title:
- Black Orpheus
- Title on disc and container: Marcel Camus' Black Orpheus
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [1999]
- Language Note:
- In Portuguese with optional English subtitles or dubbed English.
- System Details:
- DVD ; Dolby digital mono ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; remastered sound.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.
- Participant:
- Breno Melo, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia.
- Credits:
- Producer, Sacha Gordine ; director, Marcel Camus ; script, Jacques Viot ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; music, Luis Bonfa, Antonio Carlos Jobim.
- Notes:
- Inspired from the play "Orfeu da conceiçāo" by Vinícius de Moraes.
- DVD release of the 1959 motion picture.
- Special features: Uncut version of film featuring previously unseen footage, remastered sound, new English subtitle translation, English-dubbed soundtrack, French theatrical trailer.
- ISBN:
- 0780022211
- OCLC:
- 42013158
- Publisher Number:
- BLA070 Criterion Collection
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